NEW YORK The veteran Associated Press reporter Terence
Hunt heard them. Reuters heard them. In fact, virtually every press account
of opening day for the Washington Nationals baseball team at RFK Stadium
this afternoon mentioned that when Vice President Dick Cheney was introduced
to throw out the first pitch he was loudly booed or at the minimum received
more jeers than cheers. A video of the event proves it.

But here's how David Nakumura of the hometown Washington
Post described it:

"The first pitch of the Washington Nationals'
second season at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium was low and away, bouncing
in the dirt before being scooped up by catcher Brian Schneider.

"For that, Vice President Cheney received a round
of boos from the home crowd this afternoon. But the catcalls didn't last
long before the fans cheered for the Nationals, who took the field in their
white uniforms with red trim against the New York Mets."

No one else suggested that it was the quality of the
pitch that set off the booing.

AP: "Greeted with loud boos and some cheers, Vice
President Dick Cheney threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday at the
Washington Nationals' home opener. "

Reuters: "The vice president, whose popularity
is slumping along with that of President George W. Bush, walked out on the
field to cheering and booing from the near-sellout crowd. The boos appeared
to be little louder than the cheers."

The New York Times: "(Pedro) Martínez,
who proceeded to wave to the crowd, received a slightly warmer reception
than Vice President Dick Cheney, who was jeered before and after short-hopping
the ceremonial first pitch."

The White House correspondents' pool report noted
that Cheney "stepped out onto field dressed in khakis and a Nats bomber
jacket to the sound of thunderous boos and catcalls."

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